Traveling the World » China

I’m Going Home!!!

Sean — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:50:46 +0000

Ok, so after 2 years (730 or so days) of living in China, I'm finally going home to visit my family!!! Click through to check out my preliminary budget and trip outline.

The Future of Tourism

Sean — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:03:16 +0000

There are many kinds of people who we can define as "tourists," no matter how hard people like me strive to be called travelers instead. The truth of the matter is that we're all tourists, but each of us has different goals, and it's our goals that set us apart from one another. Click to read more...

Earthquake Destroys Western China

Sean — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:53:30 +0000

Massive 6.9 earthquake strikes Qinghai Province in Western China as children begin the school day. Read more by clicking the link

US Wants China to Stop Controlling Currency

Sean — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:56:20 +0000

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/07/AR2010040701176.html Since the late 1970s, America has been partners in crime with China. They slowly (or quickly, depending on who’s speaking) moved all factories overseas to the once sleeping giant. As our workers lost their jobs and China gained them, the owners of those companies became corporate fat-cats who remained in the US and ignored [...]

Australia Trip Summary

Sean — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:41:02 +0000

At the time this summary was published, the conversion rates were as follows: Chinese RMB to USD 6.85 Malaysian RM to USD 3.43 Australian AUD to USD 1.14 China (1 day in transit) Transportation = 62rmb ($9) Food = 127rmb ($18.50) Misc = 30 ($4.30) —————————————- Total = 219rmb ($32) Malaysia (4 days) Transportation = [...]

Great Wall

Sean — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:11:16 +0000

Read on about my experience at the Great Wall of China at the Simatai section.

Xi’an

Sean — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:05:05 +0000

Read on about my terrible time in Xi'an!

Emei Shan

Sean — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:25 +0000

Read on about Emei Shan!

Yangshuo

Sean — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:53:44 +0000

Read on about Yangshuo!

Chengdu – Part 2

Sean — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:02:35 +0000

Read on about the second part of my Chengdu trip!

Leshan

Sean — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:00:46 +0000

Read on about my experience in Leshan!

Chengdu Minority Performance

Sean — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:19:41 +0000

Read on about the Minority Performance in Chengdu!

Chengdu – Part 1

Sean — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:29:50 +0000

Read on about Chengdu - Part 1!

Photo of the Day 10/15

Sean — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:47:11 +0000

Read on about Pandas - Part 2!

Photo of the Day 10/11

Sean — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:19:10 +0000

Read on about Pandas!